San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-03-30
ALL READY TO OPEN.
The Van Dyck Ar Club Have All Thin IS
in Readiness for an Anxious
Public

in Readiness for an Anxious
Public.
At s p. m. today the Van Dyck Art
club will throw their doors open TO the
public, and the expected exhibit will
doubtless b. thronged with visitors.
The press will be admitted this after
noon, but not In time to make any criti-
cism possible for the evening papers.
The general impression OF the exhibit
cannot therefore be given at this writ
ing. OF the good taste and general COM
pleteness Of the exhibition no doubt will
be entertained by those who are &C.
quainted with the pertonel OF the club
and its business directory. The entire
space of the exhibition rooms has been
utilized for the purpose Of this exhibit,
and San Antonio cannot place too high
a value upon the work here undertaken,
n the light Of the results that are to be
legitimately anticipated as flowing from
this initial effort TO awaken an interest
in art matters in this city.
The catalogue of the exhibit will be
ready for the public, this evening, and
can be found at the rooms Of the associa-
ton.
The hanging committee have done
their work as well as was perhaps posi-
BILE under the circumstances. The work
OF first exhibit brings with 1t SO much
that ia irregular and unexpected that
system cannot be relentlessly followed.
To this extent the work of that commit
tee may be open to criticism. Their
faithfulness, Willingness and utter refu-
sal to be discouraged or weary under any
circumstances can be fully accepted.
They have done their work as we'll as
was possible, all things considered, and
h.g fell .VnI 49, . -. al
rectors Of the club, as far as it was in
their power to do so. The time spent
| and hard work done by this committee
are heartily appreciated by the ladies Of
the club.
The judges have been most anxious
to do exact justice to the work presented
for their inspection, and have not con-
tented themselves with anything less
than repeated visits to the art rooms,
giving hours OF valuable time and much
labor to the duties imposed upon them.
Their awards were not made in time for
this afternoons issue, but 80 far as rem
dered are as follows:
Miss F. Esgar, San Antonio, Maverick
medal for portraits or figures In oils.
Miss Hsarne, Of Hearne, Texas, Bell
medal for landscapes.
Miss Eva Shook, of San Antonio, hon.
orable mention for flower painting In
oils.
Miss Prescott, Of San Antonio, honor
able mention for landscape In oils.
Miss Long, Of San Antonio, honorable
mention for 'Still Lifer In oils.
Father Pfefferkorn, Belknap medal for
crayons.
Mrs e. B. Chandler, honorable men,
ton for crayon.
A very pleasant incident connected
with the opening this evening, will be
the presentation OF the congratulations
| Of that celebrated friend and patron Of
art, Mrs. Aaron L. Perry, Of Cincinnati.
This congratulation comes to the Van
Dyck Art club, through Miss Dodge,
one Of its directory, whom Miss Perry
desired TO present her congratulations
to the club In this city. This express
sion OF interest will be highly appreci-
ated, as Mrs. Perry has for many years
been one of the most successful promo
! tiers OF art In our country, being the orig
| inatOr and president Of the association
that has lately erected, ct cost OF sew
| erRl hundred thousand dollars, the
museum and art school in Cincinnati;
also a valuable contributor to the art
| literature of Ohio. She writes that, look
| ing back upon the day of small things,
she thinks that their history should be
| full OF encouragement to the workers In
! Texas, and that the efforts OF the Van
| Dyck club must be crowned with sue
cess II only persevered in.